“If you are stopped for a legal reason...”
The cops had a complaint. We do not know what the complainer said, but I’d bet she (probably a she) said the guy was acting weird and dangerous. Complainers don’t always stick to the facts.
Once the complaint has been made, the cops DO have a legal basis for finding out what is happening.
“The cops had a complaint. We do not know what the complainer said, but I’d bet she (probably a she) said the guy was acting weird and dangerous. Complainers don’t always stick to the facts.
Once the complaint has been made, the cops DO have a legal basis for finding out what is happening.”
Sure, there’s the possibility the caller said the subject was pointing the rifle at traffic passing by. We don’t know, but that would change the situation entirely.
“If you are stopped for a legal reason...”
The cops had a complaint. We do not know what the complainer said, but I’d bet she (probably a she) said the guy was acting weird and dangerous. Complainers don’t always stick to the facts.
Once the complaint has been made, the cops DO have a legal basis for finding out what is happening.
If the complaing is of an illegal activity, yes you are correct. If the complaing was simply “I saw a man carrying a rifle.” There is no illegal activity and thus no reasonable suspicion and thus no authority to disarm. The only authority is to conduct a consensual encounter.